posted Jan 6th, 2012 - The turn of the year always brings the task of adding a new database to the NSL website and moving the content of 2011 into the archives. Yes, all the content, with scores and stories and photos, ever since the NSL website was created in its current format, is still available for reviews. All it takes to go back in time is a click on the number of the year in the "Archives" on the very bottom of the menu.

2011 has become history, and the new 2012 database begins to fill with new information. The amount of content has been growing year by year. The space for the backup file used up 1.97 MB at the end of the 2004 season. Data of 11.7 MB was backed up for the 2011 season. The consistent daily NSL News updates since 2010 have shown a serious impact on the amount of content, and the 2011 season was another peak.

The increasing availability of much and different kinds of content is also reflected in the website traffic. The skyleague.com server registered 5,392,906 hits between 15th of July and 15th of December in 2011. A total number of 211,509 visitors viewed 1,311,782 pages in the same period of time. You are not alone...

Three major events took place in the second half of the year, the World Cup 2011 in Germany, the USPA Nationals 2011 in Eloy and the 3rd Dubai Championship 2011 at the very end of the 2011 season.

All three events attracted great attention, however, the winner was the World Cup in Germany with 1,507,633 hits, 347,201 viewed pages and 47,373 visitors. The worldwide interest in USPA Nationals and Dubai Championship was almost identical and approx. 500,000 hits behind.

The data of the first half of the year is not available, however, the combination of Shamrock Showdown and World Challenge alone creates at least the same interest at the beginning of each skydiving competition season.

The NSL News coverage of other events has also increased, and the event updates are more regularly and more frequently.

It was an exciting year in Formation Skydiving competition and all the other events around it. The NSL News has not only covered the actual 4way competitions. Important meetings, training events and highlights, bigways and other points of interest have also made the NSL News headlines. Team stories and profiles of individuals and teams are often the highlights of the NSL News coverage.

The 2012 season promises the same and more of what the previous years have brought to the online audience. The usual start of the season, Valentine's Meet - Shamrock Showdown - World Challenge, is once again on the NSL News agenda, and the Shamrock Showdown is already bigger and more international than ever.

The NSL News will do its best to continue with comprehensive up-to-date information and live coverage from as many events as possible. Skydive-TV.com, CamScore and NSL work on closer cooperation and coordination and will make the coverage even better and more attractive. The 2012 season will be another exciting year for skydiving and NSL News coverage.